Promoting tobacco dependence treatment in nursing education

Abstract

Nurses can be effective in delivering tobacco cessation interventions. Efforts are needed to promote curriculum that ensures that all nursing students and practicing nurses receive tobacco control content and are competent in the delivery of interventions; and to disseminate resources to nursing educators

A Randomized Clinical Trial of a Web-Based Tobacco Cessation Education Program

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Hospitalizations for respiratory-related visits represent a teachable moment when parental smokers can be motivated to quit smoking to reduce the impact of SHSe on their child. [19][20][21][22] Although national respiratory and nursing associations and others have long advocated for regular provision of tobacco cessation interventions by their members, [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] pediatric RTs and RNs still do not use their patients' visits to motivate parents to quit smoking. [23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38] Our study provides additional evidence to support this claim.…”

“…25 The American Association of Respiratory Care, the American Nursing Association, and others have a long history of discouraging tobacco use and advocating tobacco cessation counseling by RTs and nurses. [26][27][28][29][30][31][32] Although RTs, RNs, and NPs are interested in addressing tobacco use with patients, few incorporate cessation into routine care. 23,29,[33][34][35][36][37][38] Many lack confidence in providing cessation advice and fear that they may antagonize and alienate the smoker.…”

Tobacco control education, attitudes and beliefs of Nigerian health profession students

“…31 According to Sarna, "nursing's involvement in the delivery of interventions for prevention of tobacco use, for the treatment of tobacco dependence, and for reducing exposure to second-hand smoke has not been an expected nor a traditional part of their role". 32 This may affect their perceptions regarding their role. Pharmacists, like nurses, are often in contact with individuals and communities more than doctors.…”

Preparing nurses to intervene in the tobacco epidemic: Developing a model for faculty development and curriculum redesign

“…One of the main reasons cited for this lack of preparation is a paucity of tobacco control content in nursing curricula (Sarna and Bialous, 2005;Sarna et al, 2006Sarna et al, , 2009. In 2001, a survey of baccalaureate and graduate nursing education in the U.S. demonstrated that nursing programs' curricula did not have sufficient content in tobacco dependence treatment, most specifically in the area of clinical tobacco cessation techniques (Wewers et al, 2004).…”